Senior Night Sweep for MSU Ladies
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The Minot State University Lady Beavers volleyball team started the final weekend of October with a win on Friday evening at the dome over visiting Golden Eagles from the University of Minnesota – Crookston. The added enjoyment was for the senior crowd for MSU, parents and family were in attendance to celebrate “Senior Night” with the 3-0 win.
Junior Logan Drennan posted 27 assists on the night for MSU with one run for aces in the contest. Drennan also added 12 digs for the evening as well. Katelyn Onespot-Danforth had a team height 14 kills for the Lady Beavers while Maya Vibeto added 23 digs in the contest.
The Lady Beavers jumped to an early lead in game one with a long opening run for a 11-1 lead that never diminished. The 25-16 final score for the MSU win was the main difference in the contest for the evening. The following two quotas were much tighter in contest.
The Golden Eagles worked to an early edge to start the second stage and did not release the lead until the final efforts by MSU to even the score at 23 and drive on to the 25-23 win to escape with the 2-0 lead.
Madison Carsten had 12 kills and 24 digs for Minnesota-Crookson, both marks to lead the team. Ellery Ehresmann had 15 assists to lead the Golden Eagles and added nine digs on the evening as well.
The third game was a repeat of the second effort that Minnesota-Crookston battled back and forth with MSU for the edge with the Lady Beavers posting the third win at 25-23 for the 3-0 win that looked much closer in action than on the final tally.
The Lady Beavers will take on Minnesota State University – Moorhead (13-13, 6-11 NSIC) in the dome at noon with all guests in Halloween costumes getting free admittance for the final home game of the year.